<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you, Jonathan.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> As a national division that has a clear focus on essentially giving of one’s time and talent to help others in our community, one can wonder just why we might need to fundraise?</div><div class=""> Well, the truth is, in order to do really interesting, exciting and impactful things that would allow us to help more people and in the process support the mission and vision of our national movement in raising expectations of the blind, we are gong to need money to get it done.</div><div class=""> many people expressed interest in being a part of our habitat build, and a number of people actually participated. doing this required that transportation be provided to the project. If we don’t fundraise then we don’t have the ability to support our members by providing transportation to and from future service projects.</div><div class=""> Still, there are a number of readymade service projects that can accommodate a number of people and can be set up in the convention hotel and these cost money to put together.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Imagine being a part of a division that is able to provide a scholarship for a blind student who is very active in community service, and hearing that scholarship and student being mentioned by name at banquet.</div><div class=""> Maybe there is a person who has wonderful ideas and expertise in community service, and we might want to bring them to the convention to learn from them and help them learn about blindness.</div><div class=""> What are other things we can do to break down the barriers to community service that blind people face? what are the programs we can dream of that will build our division and help us to build our movement as a direct result?</div><div class=""> If you have ideas, then Iurge you to attend. If you don’t have ideas, but are willing to do what is needed, I urge you to attend.</div><div class=""> Thanks for reading and look forward to your involvement.</div><div class=""> Darian </div><div class=""><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 9, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Jonathan Franks via Community-Service <<a href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org" class="">community-service@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Fellow Federationists,<br class=""> The Fundraising Committee meeting that was scheduled for tonight will<br class=""> now be rescheduled to a week from now on Tuesday, August 16.<br class=""><br class=""> The time and call in info will be the same<br class=""> Time: 9:30pm EST<br class=""> Call-in information: 712-432-0140<br class=""> Access Code: 808277<br class=""><br class=""> I apologize for the last minute notification.<br class=""><br class=""> Thank you,<br class=""><br class=""> Live the life you want and let's get involved!<br class=""><br class=""> Jonathan Franks BSW<br class=""> Fundraising Committee Chair<br class=""> Treasurer<br class=""> National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the<br class="">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the<br class="">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create<br class="">obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life<br class="">you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Community-Service mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Community-Service@nfbnet.org" class="">Community-Service@nfbnet.org</a><br class="">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org<br class="">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Community-Service:<br class="">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/community-service_nfbnet.org/dsmithnfb%40gmail.com<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Darian Smith</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Web: <a href="http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">www.nfbcommunityservice.org</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Twitter: @NFB_CSD,@goldengateace</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision" class="">www.facebook.com/CommunityServiceDivision</a>"</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">E-mail: <a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> </p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">(415)215-9809</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">blindness is not what holds you back.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> “We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history” — Barack Obama </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> Help drive change for the blind .</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(87, 86, 214); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(87, 86, 214);" class="">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class="">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> or call 1-855-659-9314</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Times; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">“</div></div></div>
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